David Redfern (born June 7, 1936 in Ashbourne, Derbyshire England) is a British photographer specializing in music photography. He has been a photographer for 45 years and has over 10,000 pictures in his collection. His collection includes many famous photos of the Beatles and Jimi Hendrix. In 1999 he published a book about his life call The Unclosed Eye. He currently lives in London, England. June 7 is the 158th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (159th in leap years), with 207 days remaining. ... 1936 (MCMXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Ashbourne is a small picturesque market town in the Derbyshire Dales, England. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London (de facto) Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2006 est. ... This is a list of notable photographers in the art, documentary and fashion traditions. ... Allegory of Music on the Opéra Garnier Music is an art form that involves organized sounds and silence. ... The Beatles were an English rock band from Liverpool whose members were John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. ... This article or section is not written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. ...

Start of his carrier

He started off photographing jazz festivals such as the Beaulieu Jazz Festival in Beaulieu, Hampshire. Jazz is a musical art form that originated in New Orleans at around the start of the 20th century. ... Beaulieu is a small village located on the south eastern edge of the New Forest national park in Hampshire, England. ...

President of BAPLA

David Redfern is president of BAPLA (British Association of Picture Libraries and Agencies) starting from 1992 until present.^[1] 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ...

References

1. ^ http://www.bapla.org/news/index.php?a=show&id=738&from=

Literature

• Redfern, David "The unclosed eye: the music photography of David Redfern", published by Sanctuary Publishing Limited, London (Feb. 1999). ISBN 1860742556.
• Redfern, David "the unclosed eye: The Music Photography of David Redfern" Expanded second edition, published by David Redfern, 2005. ISBN 0-9550718-0-1.

External link

• Redferns Music Picture Library Homepage
• BAPLA homepage
• Durham21 Interview with David Redfern
• http://www.abouttheimage.com/2007/01/david_redfern_wins_milt_hinton_award_for_excellence_in_jazz_photography.html